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The Gentleman Builder "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."

-- Henry David Thoreau

10/12/2026

Another 63 students have officially graduated from the TGB Builder Development Program!

Over the past 16 weeks, these students have taken the first steps toward becoming builders, business owners, and entrepreneurs. Watching them grow in confidence, gain the knowledge to build their first home, and prepare to step into this industry is what makes this journey so rewarding.

At TGB, it’s about more than building homes. It’s about building a business, creating meaningful relationships, and gaining access to the community, resources, and support needed to succeed long after graduation.

Congratulations to the Kemrock Class! You’ve put in the work, and now it’s time to put that knowledge into action. Your journey as builders is just getting started.

10/09/2026

I teach what I practice. That principle has enabled The Builder Development Program to create over 900 new builders nationwide in starting their own construction companies from the ground up.

Comment BUILD to learn how and how you can start your own company next.

My financial advisor sent me this yesterday and I must say that AI knows what time it is. It said Texas but we’re trying...
10/09/2026

My financial advisor sent me this yesterday and I must say that AI knows what time it is. It said Texas but we’re trying to take over the country.

10/08/2026

When we build a spec home, we look for ways to make it feel like a custom build. It’s those little details and design choices that separate you from every other builder in the area and make buyers take notice.

We always start with comps that have sold the fastest and for the most money, but we don’t just want to build the same house as everyone else. We want to find ways to make our homes even more appealing to buyers so they stand out from the competition.
These are the same strategies we use and teach our students every day to help them build homes that sell faster and for top dollar.

If you want to learn some of these strategies and see how we do it, comment BUILD and I’ll show you how!

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to help people who never thought they would own a construction company become b...
10/07/2026

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to help people who never thought they would own a construction company become builders, entrepreneurs, and business owners. And seeing the people who recently graduated from the program I created is one of the most rewarding parts of what I do. They came into this program with different backgrounds, different experiences, and different goals, but they all made the decision to learn something that could completely change the direction of their financial future.

Now, they have the knowledge, the resources, and the opportunity to build businesses they can grow, create income through, and eventually pass down to their families. And for me, that means so much more than simply teaching someone how to build a house.

Because when you build a home, you’re creating something that can stand for decades. But when you teach someone how to build a business, you have the opportunity to change their financial future and impact their entire family for generations.

That’s what makes this so meaningful to me. Every graduate represents another person who decided to bet on themselves and create a different future. And hopefully, years from now, they won’t just look back at the homes they built, they’ll look back at the business they created, the opportunities they gave their family, and the legacy they started.

For me, true success is knowing that the homes I build will stand for years, but the lives I’ve impacted can continue to grow, build, and create long after I’m gone.

That’s the legacy I want to leave behind, not just the buildings, but the people I helped build them, and the futures I helped them create.

10/06/2026

The little details can make a BIG difference when building a home.

I’m not just walking the house to make sure everything matches the plans, I’m looking for opportunities to make the home more appealing to buyers.

A dedicated pet area, a custom glass w**e cellar, or small design upgrades can give a home that custom feel that stands out.

As a builder, you have to think beyond just building the house. You have to think about what the buyer wants.

Congratulations to all of the students who are now officially graduates of the Builder Development Program and are now o...
10/05/2026

Congratulations to all of the students who are now officially graduates of the Builder Development Program and are now officially builders. We can’t wait to see what you all build.

TGB Let’s Go!!

10/02/2026

If you own a piece of land, you’re already halfway to becoming a builder. Comment "BUILD" and I’ll show you how you can leverage that land to qualify for a construction loan and build your first home.

10/01/2026

I get asked all the time, “How much profit should I be looking to make on a new construction home?”

I would recommend targeting around 13% to 15% net profit.

The reason is simple, you have to understand that becoming successful in construction takes experience. There are a lot of things that can affect your profit: your construction costs, your lot price, your timeline, your financing, and how well you manage the project.

As an experienced builder, I’m typically looking to make 20% to 25% net profit.

Your target is going to depend on your experience, your risk criteria, what you’re paying for the lot, your construction budget, your financing costs, and the market you’re building in.

So don’t just ask, “How much can I make?” You need to understand your numbers before you ever start building.

Comment "Build" if you want to learn my process I use to make 20% to 25% net profit on each build.

It’s actually pretty simple.A builder takes an already developed, buildable lot typically an infill lot where the city h...
09/30/2026

It’s actually pretty simple.

A builder takes an already developed, buildable lot typically an infill lot where the city has already provided access to things like water, sewer, electricity, and roads and builds a house on it.

A developer starts with raw land.

The developer is responsible for turning that raw land into something that can actually be built on. That means bringing in the infrastructure roads, water, sewer, utilities, drainage, and everything else necessary to create buildable lots.

Once those lots are developed, the developer can either build the houses themselves or sell those lots to other builders.

And this is where there’s a lot of confusion.

You’ll hear people say, “I’m a developer,” simply because they bought a lot and built a house on it. The city may even use the term “developer” when referring to the person developing the property.

But from an industry standpoint, there’s an important distinction:

If you’re taking an existing buildable lot and putting a house on it, you’re a builder.

If you’re taking raw land and creating the infrastructure and buildable lots, you’re a developer.

Builders build houses. Developers develop the land.

And yes, someone can be both a developer and a builder, but building a house on an already developed lot doesn’t automatically make you a developer.

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